In a separate news release Thursday, Target announced shoppers in Birmingham, Alabama and South Florida would be the first in the nation to be able to shop at the retailer with same-day delivery from Shipt starting Feb. 1.

“Our teams moved at lightning speed to get Target up and running on Shipt’s platform in less than eight weeks,” said John Mulligan, Target’s chief operating officer in the release. “And we’re not stopping there — we’ll keep expanding, with plans to offer Shipt’s services at nearly half our stores by the end of first quarter, and the majority of stores by the 2018 holiday season, making Target the first retailer to be able to offer same-day delivery in all major markets across the country.”

A Shipt annual membership regularly costs $99 or a $14 per month on orders more than $35. Deliveries of less than $35 have a fee of $7 per order and Shipt prices vary slightly from in-store prices. You can sign up for a free, two-week trial at www.shipt.com.

"To celebrate the addition of Target to the Shipt marketplace, new Shipt members who sign up prior to expansion will receive an annual membership for $49," the joint release states.

With the Target expansion, Shipt will grow from around 70 markets to more than 160 markets by the end of the year, said Bill Smith, Shipt founder and CEO in the Target release.

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By early 2018, Target plans to offer same-day delivery of products from approximately half of its stores and the majority of stores will offer the service by the 2018 holiday season, according to the release.

Same-day delivery will include all major product categories by the end of 2019.